Shears.



J. J. ALVORD.

SHEARS. APILIGATION FILED JAN. 19, 19(19.

WITNESSES VENTOR John J? MHz/0rd.

Bv Q m :rns zvomns PE-rsns co., WASHINGTON, 1:. c4

UNITED. ,strATEs Parana o JOHN J. ALVORD, or BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

SHE ABS Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed-Ianuary 19, 1909. Serial No. 473,111.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. ALvoRD, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shears, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shears or scissors and especially to that class known as spring or tension Shears, and wherein an adjustable means is provided to compensate for wear upon the edges and pivot of the shear and for retaining the edges of the blades in close operative contact at all times.

My invention is applicable in part to several well known constructions of shears while other features of it are perhaps better adapted to shears of the generaltype shown in patent to Witt #851,721 of April 30, 1903, which includes in connection with the shear blades and its pivotal screw, a spring or late and an adjusting screw therefor whereby an adjustable tension for the blades is obtained.

It is the purpose of the invention to improve upon this type of shear by first providing a novel form of friction plate whereby the wear of the blades is taken up and the same retained in close operative engagement, and

second to incorporate means for preventing the removal and perhaps the loss of the adjusting screw. 7

Referring to the accom anying drawings wherein my invention is Hlustrated, it'will be noted that like characters of reference have been used to designate similar parts throughout the several figures, and of which, Figure 1, shows a plan view of the front of a shear in a closed position with my improved friction mechanism attached. Fig. 2, is an edge view of the construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a cross section takenon line 33 of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4, is an edge view of a portion of the shear as seen from the opposite side of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 show a plan and edge view res ectively, of the ivotal portion of a shear, lades and handle being broken away, illustrating a feature of my invention a plied to a slightly different form of spring p ate.

In detail 8 and 9 represent the handle portions for the blades 10 and 11 respectively of a shear, which parts are pivotally connected together by a screw orstud 12 passing first as occasion may require.

through a washer 1'3 then aplate 14 and next the said blades. A nut 15 is attached to the extended threaded end of the stud and is seated against the outer face of the under blade 10 to bring the parts snugly together,

after which the end of the stud is hammered down and flattened out to prevent the removal of the nut.

The plate 14 as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inelusive is disposed forward to overhang the beveled portion of the top blade 11 and is provided with a small depending In 16 which engages the back edge of the top b ade 11 to insure the alinement of the said plate 14 with the blade and to form a shoulder against hold them against each other and cause their edges to snugly engage. As the parts become worn the screw may be tightened so as to'increase the friction and retain the tension The lower end of the screw will thus not need to be seated in a hole or socket in the face of the shear member as is now commonly resorted to, but will be held firmly in its proper position against lateral movement when screwed down against the beveled face of the blade which as before stated tends to draw the lug 17 tight against the back edge thereof.

In practice I have found that considerable annoyance, inconvenience and complaints have been caused with this class of shear by the loss of the adjusting screw, which obviously could readily occur with the old forms by reason of its tendency in practice to work out. Therefore, I have conceived the idea of forming an enlargement 18 upon the lower end'of the adjusting screw 17, after it has been placed in the plate, which is not alone a plicable to the form of plate and shear sl fown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive but likewise to various forms of spring shearswherein the plates are disposed backward upon the handle as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 and wherein a recess 19 is employed to center the screw and prevent lateral movement of the friction plate.

I Having thus described my invention what etters Patthe bevel portion of the blade, and means to prevent the Withdrawal of the screw.

In a shear or scissor, the combination With Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of a blade and a stud upon Which the blades are Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, this 14th 5 pivoted 1and 1havingha lll'leahd upon one end, a day of January, A. D., 1909.

ring ate eneat t e ead and dis osed 1 rward in line with the blades and pro ided 10113 th a lug to engage the back edge of the ade, an adjusting screw mounted in the 10 plate and adapted to engage the surface of Witnesses C. M. NEWMAN, RUTH RAYMOND. 

